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Western Forest Products strike sees both sides digging in

Western Forest Products strike sees both sides digging in

A strike that has sidelined thousands of forest industry workers on Vancouver Island for the last two months appears no closer to resolution, with one side ratcheting up the stakes and the other digging in its heels.
Shell Ventures invests in Richmond energy storage company

Shell Ventures invests in Richmond energy storage company

Corvus Energy, a Richmond energy storage company, announced on Aug. 12 that they sealed the deal with Shell Ventures on a major investment that will help towards decreasing carbon footprint of energy products.
Enbridge proposing $2.5b NGL infrastructure project in northeastern B.C.

Enbridge proposing $2.5b NGL infrastructure project in northeastern B.C.

A wholly owned subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. is proposing to construct and operate the Frontier project, which would include a new natural gas liquids (NGL) straddle plant and NGL pipeline in northeastern British Columbia.
Disastrous year for sockeye salmon returns predicted

Disastrous year for sockeye salmon returns predicted

Full fishing closure for Fraser River sockeye expected this year
Potential customer for Squamish’s Woodfibre LNG walks away

Potential customer for Squamish’s Woodfibre LNG walks away

Woodfibre says agreement with Guangzhou Gas was only preliminary; activists say it’s a big setback
Trans Mountain gives contractors notice to proceed

Trans Mountain gives contractors notice to proceed

An estimated 4,200 workers expected to be employed on pipeline twinning project by end of this year
Pembina Pipeline Corp. to acquire Kinder Morgan Canada in $4.35b deal

Pembina Pipeline Corp. to acquire Kinder Morgan Canada in $4.35b deal

What happened: Calgary-based midstream service company to acquire former owner of Trans Mountain Pipeline Why it matters: Deal comes about a year after the federal government acquired the Trans Mountain pipeline from Kinder Morgan Canada Pembina Pipe
B.C.’s outlook for rooftop solar: a mix of sun and cloud

B.C.’s outlook for rooftop solar: a mix of sun and cloud

Homeowners who invested in solar irked over BC Hydro’s proposed net metering changes
Satellite methane measurements to begin next year

Satellite methane measurements to begin next year

GHGSat awarded $3.3 million from SDTC to use satellites to measure methane in BC’s natural gas fields
Disastrous year for sockeye predicted

Disastrous year for sockeye predicted

Total closure for Fraser River sockeye expected